diff --git a/python/python-community-configure/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PyActiveSdkConfigurable.java b/python/python-community-configure/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PyActiveSdkConfigurable.java
index 3e74d33fa6e0..e8d2aac1426a 100644
--- a/python/python-community-configure/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PyActiveSdkConfigurable.java
+++ b/python/python-community-configure/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PyActiveSdkConfigurable.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public class PyActiveSdkConfigurable implements UnnamedConfigurable {
     );
 
     new ComboboxSpeedSearch(result);
+    result.setPreferredSize(result.getPreferredSize()); // this line allows making `result` resizable
     return result;
   }